AboveAverage484

First off, this is not my opinion. Second of all, I may come across as a complete and utter nerd with no time on his hands, but I created a formula which I then used to create this list. Basically, it's a weighted formula that I've made test lists on here with in the past, awarding players for career achievement in both stats and awards, which I will list here: Stats: Career points scored Career rebounds Career assists Career points per game Awards: MVP's All-NBA selections All-Star Game selections All-NBA Defense selections (1st team only taken into consideration) Miscellaneous: NBA Anniversary Teams One thing I should note about the formula; it tends to reward players who had longer careers, while somewhat shafting players who made a big impact during short tenures (Walton, some of the active players on the list). So I suppose a thesis question could be made out of this; "What NBA player had the best career?" I'm still working on a formula that would rank them more towards what they achieved during the peak years of their career, though I seem to have hit a standstill in that area, mainly because I keep redoing it until I get a list that has Jordan at no. 1 Enough nerdy blabbering from me, here's the list: 50. Pete Maravich 49. Steve Nash 48. Alex English 47. Jason Kidd 46. Lenny Wilkens 45. Dave Bing 44. Bill Sharman 43. Wes Unseld 42. Kobe Bryant 41. Tiny Archibald 40. Paul Arizin 39. Jerry Lucas 38. Dominique Wilkins 37. Walt Frazier 36. Robert Parish 35. Willis Reed 34. Dave Cowens 33. Rick Barry 32. Allen Iverson 31. George Gervin 30. Scottie Pippen 29. Kevin Garnett 28. Hal Greer 27. Clyde Drexler 26. Gary Payton 25. Isiah Thomas 24. Patrick Ewing 23. Tim Duncan 22. Julius Erving 21. Elvin Hayes 20. Dolph Schayes 19. Elgin Baylor 18. David Robinson 17. John Havlicek 16. Jerry West 15. John Stockton 14. Bob Cousy 13. Charles Barkley 12. Hakeem Olajuwon 11. Shaquille O'Neal 10. Bob Pettit 9. Oscar Robertson 8. Moses Malone 7. Larry Bird 6. Magic Johnson 5. Karl Malone 4. Bill Russell 3. Michael Jordan 2. Wilt Chamberlain 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar There you have it. I personally don't agree with the entire thing, but I'm pretty satisfied overall with the results. Thanks for reading and enduring my nerdiness. Any questions on missing players (my master list is almost 150, why a particular player is ranked, etc, just ask. (And for those thinking I have too much time on my hand, it took me less than a day to compile, so nyah)

I doubt they would try to cover up a simple accident, in such a sick way at that.

The Seventies 25. Bob Dandridge 24. Gail Goodrich 23. Doug Collins 22. Lou Hudson 21. Paul Westphal 20. Connie Hawkins 19. Jo Jo White 18. George McGinnis 17. Earl Monroe 16. Bob Lanier 15. Spencer Haywood 14. David Thompson 13. Bob McAdoo 12. Wes Unseld 11. Dave Bing 10. Bill Walton 9. Tiny Archibald 8. Billy Cunningham 7. Pete Maravich 6. Walt Frazier 5. Elvin Hayes 4. Rick Barry 3. Dave Cowens 2. John Havlicek 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Tyrone Prothro's Catch

I seem to remember reading somewhere that there were no traces of drugs in her system, but I could be wrong.

It would probably be more worth it to go to Thailand for a year (cheaper), train with them (best strikers in the world), and become a badass K-1 fighter (pays more money than UFC)

UFC rules will always favor the wrestler, but Shogun is good enough and Randleman is incosistent enough to swing this Mauricio's way. You know, they could probably do an "America vs. the World" type theme for this show.

The Eighties: 25. Alvin Robertson 24. Reggie Theus 23. Gus Williams 22. Michael Ray Richardson 21. Tom Chambers 20. Ralph Sampson 19. Artis Gilmore 18. Dennis Johnson 17. Jack Sikma 16. Walter Davis 15. Sidney Moncrief 14. Adrian Dantley 13. Marques Johnson 12. Bernard King 11. Kevin McHale 10. Alex English 9. James Worthy 8. Robert Parish 7. Dominique Wilkins 6. Isiah Thomas 5. George Gervin 4. Julius Erving 3. Moses Malone 2. Larry Bird 1. Magic Johnson

Thanks for the feedback, like I said in the first post these aren't opinion, only reached statistically through a formula I made in a spreadsheet. Here are the eighties rankings: 25. Alvin Robertson 24. Reggie Theus 23. Gus Williams 22. Michael Ray Richardson 21. Tom Chambers 20. Ralph Sampson 19. Artis Gilmore 18. Dennis Johnson 17. Jack Sikma 16. Walter Davis 15. Sidney Moncrief 14. Adrian Dantley 13. Marques Johnson 12. Bernard King 11. Kevin McHale 10. Alex English 9. James Worthy 8. Robert Parish 7. Dominique Wilkins 6. Isiah Thomas 5. George Gervin 4. Julius Erving 3. Moses Malone 2. Larry Bird 1. Magic Johnson

Well the Calgary Sun isn't exactly the first place I get my news from, but it's bound to pop up on the 'Dog, MMAWeekly, or Kakutougi sooner or later.

Thanks for the news, but not really surprising at all, especially considering the amount of people who seemd to believe 100% this was going to happen.

Good list alf, I had Malone, Mutombo, and Payton in my nineties list. I forgot to mention that I only ranked a player in one era for my lists, otherwise I would have had those three on it as well. Also, I took into account stats and awards before 2000, I only had to use that as a buffer zone to seperate each player into different eras. Here are my ninties era platers: 25. Latrell Sprewell 24. Dennis Rodman 23. Reggie Miller 22. Shawn Kemp 21. Dikembe Mutombo 20. Joe Dumars 19. Anfernee Hardaway 18. Chris Mullin 17. Alonzo Mourning 16. Brad Daugherty 15. Mark Price 14. Mitch Richmond 13. Kevin Johnson 12. Tim Hardaway 11. Grant Hill 10. Gary Payton 9. Scottie Pippen 8. Clyde Drexler 7. Patrick Ewing 6. John Stockton 5. David Robinson 4. Hakeem Olajuwon 3. Charles Barkley 2. Karl Malone 1. Michael Jordan Honorable Mentions: Vin Baker, Derrick Coleman, Glen Rice, Larry Johnson, Rod Strickland.

That's because Pride doesn't have any.

Someone mentioned making a list for each era or decade. As a result of this, I've started on a list for each major "era," starting with the current and going back to around the 50's. These are the top 25 players from the present era, taking into account their career performance as well as their performance at their peak. Only players with at least 400 games were included. Only players that I determined reached the prime of their careers in the current decade were included. 25. Glenn Robinson 24. Jamal Mashburn 23. Sam Cassell 22. Peja Stojakovic 21. Antoine Walker 20. Baron Davis 19. Steve Francis 18. Elton Brand 16. Ben Wallace 16. Jermaine O'Neal (who, interestingly enough, tied Ben Wallace) 15. Shawn Marion 14. Stephon Marbury 13. Ray Allen 12. Paul Pierce 11. Vince Carter 10. Chris Webber 9. Dirk Nowitzki 8. Tracy McGrady 7. Jason Kidd 6. Steve Nash 5. Kobe Bryant 4. Kevin Garnett 3. Allen Iverson 2. Tim Duncan 1. Shaquille O'Neal Honorable Mentions: Ron Artest, Eddie Jones, Jerry Stackhouse, Michael Finley, Shareef Abdur-Rahim. The nineties are up next.

Well they stole it from the guy in your sig

That's nice, let the people who do talk about it.

Or until it happens a month before the show, when shit like this should have been worked out by the managers before the tourney even started. Or when Cro Cop says it's not about the money, only the belt, then when he gets fucked in the ass by Fedor and realizes he'll never sniff it, then it's about the money.

Cro Cop has manned up.

He's just being a bitch; probably doesn't want to get bitched down by Fedor again.

It's USD.

Front page story on the 'dog has Mirko walking out of the GP because of a financial dispute. Fuck him too.

It sucked bigtime. Crosley couldn't take Melvin down for shit, and just sat down on his ass every time Melvin threw a strike, like he believed Mel would be stupid enough to follow him down. Fuck Crosley Gracie. At least Newton would have fought like a man. Saku definitely did not flop out of the ring purposely. Controversial call, and Sak being the benefactor only makes it more so, really.

Saku was still getting his ass beat as soon as the ref restarted them and still recovered, so it wasn't as bad, but it was still pretty biased.

HERO's results are up: http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfi...mp;EventID=3990 Sakuraba's fight was pretty exciting

Think of THOR~!~!~! for God's sakes!